AGENDA ITEM NO. 7.b
 

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA ITEM REPORT
 
DATE:
September 23, 2026
 
SUBMITTED BY:
Jeff Burton, Community Redevelopment Agency
 
ITEM TYPE:
Resolution
 
AGENDA SECTION:

BUSINESS/ADVERTISING, PETITIONS, HEARINGS & COMMUNICATIONS

 
SUBJECT:

RESOLUTION 26-69 - PUBLIC HEARING

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRADENTON, FLORIDA, MAKING A LEGISLATIVE FINDING OF NECESSITY, PURSUANT TO SECTION 163.355, FLORIDA STATUTES, THAT A BLIGHTED AREA EXISTS WITHIN THE CITY OF BRADENTON, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; DETERMINING THAT THE REHABILITIATION, CONSERVATION, AND/OR REDEVELOPMENT OF SUCH AREA IS NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF BRADENTON; DESIGNATING SUCH AREA AS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA NO. 4; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 
SUGGESTED ACTION:

Approval

 
Is this item Quasi-Judicial?
No
 
Does this item require a public hearing?
Yes
 
EXPLANATION:

Florida Statutes §163.335 establishes that slum and blighted conditions endanger public health, safety, and welfare, depress economic value, and impair sound community growth. The Legislature further finds that private enterprise alone cannot eliminate the deteriorated conditions that contribute to disease, crime, and economic decline, thereby requiring coordinated public redevelopment action. The City of Bradenton has completed and executed a formal Finding of Necessity, documenting the presence of qualifying slum and blight conditions within the designated area. This finding provides the required statutory proof that such conditions exist and supports the creation or modification of a Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) in a manner consistent with state law.

 
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

N/A

 
ATTORNEY REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION:

Attorney Rudacille drafted the resolution.

 
SUGGESTED MOTION:

Motion to approve Resolution 26-69.

 
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution 26-69
Florida Statute 163.356
Florida Statute 163.355
Slum and Blight Analysis
Notification Letters to Taxing Authorities